Automobile-truck.



I citizen of the United troit, in the county'of'Wayne, State of Mich-i- To all iohom it may concern PAT N HENRY .B; LEw1g,'oF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. AUTOMOBILE-TRUCK? Specification of Iat'ters Patent; i

1 Patented. 38,1900,

- mama filed October 28.1905 sum no. sasm Be it known that I HENRY B. LEwIs, fa-

tates, residing'at Doan, .have invented certain new and useful mprovements in -Automobile-Trucks; and-I do declare the followi to be a full, clear, and exact description the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

' This invention relates to trucks for moving automobiles; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of arts hereinafter full set forth, and pointe out particularly int e claims The object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means of strong and eco-' nomical construction to enable the rear ends of automobiles-to be moved or swung laterally to facilitate" the handling thereof in a garage, the arrangement being such as to enable the wheels of. the automobile to be readily run onto the trucks and securely maintained in position thereon while the trucks are bei *manipulated, .The above object is attaine by the structure illustrated in theaceompanying drawings, in which Figure 1' 's a'view of my improved truck,

' showing by dotted lines the position of parts as the wheel-is rolling onto the truck and also the position of'thev wheel thereon. Fig 2 is a frontlelevation of the truck. 3 we a plan view thereof.

" Referringto the characters of reference, 1

designates the opposed approximately. allel barswhich form the main portion o the truck-frame and which arecentrall de-- pressed, as shown at 2,.so that the en por- "tions. of said-bars are elevated some distance above. said central portions. Connecting the opposite ends of the-bars '2 are the diagonal truss-rods 3, whose outer ends. are bolted" to saidbars or otherwise rigidly secured thereto. The bars 1 and truss-rods 3 when joined or connected-as, described form a rectangular truck-frame the four corners of which stand I above the plane ofthe central supporting portion. Swiveled to the under face of the ele- *vated cornersare the casters 4, which support theframe so'that the depressed central ortions 2 of 'the' bars '1 will be raised free om the flooror surface upon which the castbolts -5. is asulpporting plate 6.- end 7 of sai plate projects in front ofthe truck-frame and-- is, curved slightly downrear of thetruck-frame, is curved upwardly; as at Inemplo these improved true they are so positione forwardly-projecting ends 7 of the plates 6. As the wheels roll onto said lates they tip the truck aslshowny dotted lines in Fig. 1,-

supporting-plates lie said plates are held but the wheels of the car may .be rolledv thereon .the arcs of the; whee s an maintain the trucks 'in' proper position thereunder. The raised rear portions 9 of the su porti splates prevent the wheels running of? of {111351101X of the trucks. I

In order to direct the wheels squarely'onto the trucks and to obviate theirru off the central portion of the su porting-p ates 8. at an angle the; ard-rails l0 are employed, which are bolte at their opposite-ends, as shown at 1 1, to the inclined portions 12 of the barsjl and extend between said bars parallel with said supporting-plate. 1 A'truck constructed asherein described of quadrangular shapefsu ported at the; four corners lupon casters, wi

thereof when carrying-its load, the weight being distributed equally upon all of he casters.

what= I'-c aim as new, Letters-Patent, is

and desire to secure frame, havin casters under the four'corners joining said bars at their ends, a.supporting-. plate mounted upon and crossi -ers rest.

the bars '2 and secured'thereto by the screw he forward as to enable the rear wheels of anautomobile to be rolled onto the downwardly, thereb raising t e rear ends of bear upon the floor, thereby preventing the e s as a' slight distance, above the surface so that I 7 g the de-', pressed central portions of said ars, said I I l I the depressed portions wardly The central portion of said plate between thebars l-is concaved', as at 8, and the rear portion thereof whieh extends in' the they roll thereon. Because of the central depressions in the truck-frames in which the withvbut little difficulty. .The centralde-g pressions 8 of the sup orti eplates receive not tip as the wheel is rolled thereon,-nor in the movement f: %as to bring the'bea'ri'ng thus fully set forth my inventiofl,

v I r05. 1. A truck, compmsing a rectangular Y "thereof, and aving the transverse bars with the depressed"central portions, means for,

plate having a forwardly-projecti down wardly-curved front end a concav ee'ntral portion, and an uplwardIy-turned rear end extending be ondt eframe of the truck.

- 2. A true comprising a quadrangular 'frame composed of transverse bars having degressed central portions, casters iinder the en ends of said bars to maintain them approximately parailel, guard-railscrossing between said-bars at the sides of said depressed portions,' a supporting-plate mounted upon and erossingthe depressed portions 'of said bars, said plate having a forwardlyrejecting and downwardly-curved front err a conc'aved -p0rtion lying between the transverse bars of the frame, and an upwardly-projeetingcurved rear end.

' 3. A truck, comprising a uadrangular frame, transverse bars' forming t e front and rear oi the frame having de ressed central portions, diagonal brace-r0 s joining the ends of said bars, casters supporting the quads, of said bars, diagonal rods joining the rangular frame at the corners, ,a supportingand lying parallel with said supportingzplate,

said plate being concaved between sai bars substantially as set forth. y

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

' I HENRY B. LEWIS.

VVitnessi'as:

E. S, WHEELER, 1. G.-HOWLETT. 

